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US President Donald Trump has directed his administration to ‘immediately’ resume nuclear testing for the first time in over 30 years.

It comes as Russia successfully trialled a nuclear-capable cruise missile and underwater drone – and as China increases its nuclear stockpile faster than any other nation.

The move by President Trump coincides with a new Netflix film, A House of Dynamite, which depicts the US response to a nuclear missile heading for Chicago.

So how serious is the threat, and how well equipped are western countries to respond?

The Security Brief’s Christian Fraser and Mikey Kay investigate, and speak to the writer of A House of Dynamite, Noah Oppenheim.

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Former 'Culture Club' singer Boy George's latest art collection has gone on sale, and is inspired by punk music.

The popstar has always painted from a young age, taking inspiration from pop icons such as David Bowie and Mark Bolan.

At school he said art was the only class he liked and the only place he could really be 'self-indulgent and free'.

His latest artwork feature Prince and Madonna, and can be seen across 30 galleries.

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Description: Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo has announced that the next World Cup will be his last before retirement.

The player will be hoping to add a World Cup trophy to his cabinet and reach one thousand goals.

BBC World Service Football journalist George Addo and Global Affairs reporter Mimi Swaby have been telling the Global News Podcast about his legacy, and look ahead to the next tournament, which is the first to be hosted by three countries.

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Australian scientists have discovered a new native bee species with tiny horns - and given it a suitably devilish name.

Researchers found the Megachile Lucifer while observing a rare wildflower that only grows in the Bremer Ranges in Western Australia's Goldfields region, 470km (292 miles) east of Perth.

The "highly distinctive, prominent horns" are only on the female bee and may be used as a defence mechanism, to gather pollen or nectar, or to collect materials such as resin for nests.

The study's lead scientist said she was inspired to use the name Lucifer as she was watching the Netflix show of the same name at the time.

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A suicide attack outside a court in Pakistan's capital Islamabad has killed 12 people and injured at least 27 more, the country's interior minister said.

Mohsin Naqvi said a bomber was planning to attack the district courthouse but was unable to get inside.

Naqvi said authorities would prioritise identifying the bomber, and that those involved would be brought to justice.

It remains unclear who carried out the attack.

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Catherine Connolly has been declared as the Republic of Ireland's 10th president.

Connolly was elected in a landslide vote at the end of October - defeating Fine Gael candidate Heather Humphreys.

The 68-year-old will take over the role from Michael D Higgins, whose 14-year term ended at midnight.

The inauguration ceremony was attended by politicians, judges and other invited guests and took place at Dublin Castle.

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The outgoing BBC director general Tim Davie has told staff to "fight for our journalism", a day after US President Donald Trump threatened to sue the corporation for $1bn.

Davie and head of news Deborah Turness resigned on Sunday, after days of pressure sparked by a leaked memo.

The memo - written by ex-BBC adviser Michael Prescott - made a series of claims, including that Panorama misleadingly edited a speech by Trump from 6 January, 2021.

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In just under a fortnight, leaders from some of the world's major economies will gather in South Africa's economic heartland, Johannesburg, for the G20 summit.

But just a few kilometres from the spruced-up, highly secure venue is a city centre which the authorities are struggling to improve and keep safe.

They face major challenges in cleaning up more than 100 derelict buildings, many plagued by rubbish and open sewage, some of which have been taken over by criminal gangs.

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President Trump has threatened to sue the BBC for $1bn.

In a latter to the corporation Trump’s legal team demands the BBC “immediately retract” a Panorama programme which edited a speech he made calling it “false and defamatory”.

It comes as BBC chair Samir Shah apologised for an "error of judgement" over the edit, and said the BBC was considering how to respond to Trump.

BBC director general Tim Davie and CEO of BBC news Deborah Turness resigned on Sunday night, after a leaked memo criticised a 2024 Panorama programme about the US president.

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The chairman of the BBC has apologised for what he called an "error of judgement" in how a speech by Donald Trump was edited for an episode of Panorama.

The BBC's director-general and its head of news resigned on Sunday after a leaked memo criticised the documentary.

But this crisis didn't come out of nowhere - as the BBC's Analysis Editor Ros Atkins explains.

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